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SUPER Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi celebrated his 100th appearance in the English Premier League yesterday in style getting a couple of goals in a crucial 3-0 victory over Chelsea that could well have saved his team from relegation.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] When I look at the way Nato nations are falling over each other to supply Ukraine with battle tanks, I weep for our dear African continent. When has the West ever assisted an African nation like that in say its battle against terrorists?

[2] Battle tanks are actually quite a rare commodity at the moment. Russia is having to roll out previously decommissioned Soviet era T-55 tanks as the war with Ukraine has created a scarcity due to the high casualty rate

Ayo Akinfe

[1] From henceforth, the Nigerian Delta Development Corporation (NDDC) will become a quasi-government body with 50% of its directors coming from the private sector

[2] The NDDC will have 10 public sector directors, one from each of its nine member states and one representing the federal government. They will sit on the board along with the 10 private sector directors

Ayo Akinfe

[1] When I look at how there are about 100 bridges across Germany’s River Rhine, about 200 spanning the River Thames and 137 bridges straddling the River Danube, it is easy to see where our problems lie as a people. Why can’t the South East Governors Forum construct the world’s first ever mile-long underwater hotel and restaurant stretching from Asaba to Onitsha

FORMER Arsenal striker Alan Smith has cast doubt over reports linking Nigerian centreback Emmanuel Fernandez with a summer move to the Emirates questioning both the club's need for reinforcements and the player's readiness for such a massive a step up.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Let me start off by reiterating that Nigeria’s fundamental problem is that her economy lacks the required productive capacity to sustain a nation state. We simply are not productive enough, we manufacture next to nothing, import too much and do not create jobs

NIGERIA-eligible teenage defender Josh Ogunnaike could be set to make his English Premier League debut this weekend as manager Mikel Arteta promoted him to the first team on the eve of the London derby against Fulham tomorrow.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] All of Nigeria's 774 local government areas will be responsible for providing waste disposal services, fire services ambulance services and the provision of primary education within their domains

NIGERIA'S Super Falcons are to face either Sudan or Comoros in the second round of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games qualifiers in October after being given a bye in the first round games scheduled to take place in June.

Ayo Akinfe

[1] No matter how you look at it, Nigeria has no choice other than to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) if she wants to diversify her economy. Our biggest problem as an economy is that we are too dependent on one primary commodity for our survival

[2] In 2023 total FDI into Nigeria only added up to a paltry $1.87bn according to the World Bank. Even at it’s all time high in 2008, Nigerian FDI only totalled $4.7bn